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This side event will present evidence and lessons learnt from successful policy measures, as well as civil society and private sector initiatives, related to sustainable soil management that have been beneficial in enhancing food security and nutrition. Representatives from various sectors will share their practical experience as a case for... more

Participants of the Organic 3.0 ConferenceThe Goesan World Organic Expo in Goesan County, South Korea drew 1.1 million visiotrs over 3 weeks, from 18 September - 11 October 2015, and culminated with the conference Organic 3.0 - Visions, Trends & Innovations for True Sustainability, where the discussion paper entitled ... more

IFOAM – Organics International is in New York to witness the formal adoption of the outcome document on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It will be the last milestone in the process to finalize the post-2015 agenda — widely recognized as the most inclusive... more

‘People 4 Soil’ is a free and open network of European NGOs, research institutes, farmers associations and environmental groups. They are very worried about the increasing degradation of soils both in the EU and at global level: erosion, sealing, loss of organic matter, compaction, salinization, landslides and contamination have negative impacts... more

Don't be fooled! Civil society says NO to “Climate Smart Agriculture” and urges decision-makers to support agroecologyIFOAM - Organics International has joined over 300 organizations including civil society organizations, social movements, peasants/farmers organizations and faith-based organizations from around the world in voicing concerns about... more

Our Daily Biodiversity – Organics & More!Together with our partners BolognaFiere and NürnbergMesse, we presented the Organic week, 03 to 05 September 2015, at the Biodiversity Park of the EXPO Milano. The well-attended event brought speakers from around the world to discuss “Our Daily Biodiversity – Organics & More.”“Biodiversity, the... more

A decision has been made by the Minister of Agriculture, Water Affairs and Fisheries and an Appeal Board to reject the commercialisation of genetically modified (GM) potatoes in South Africa.The African Centre for Biodiversity(ACB) toegther with the support of the South African public, vigorously campaigned over... more

Greece and Latvia have announced that they will utilize the “opt-out” clause of a European Union rule that allows member countries to seek exclusion from applications to grow GM crops. Signed in March, the EU law has riled the GM industry and the United States, which wants Europe to open its doors fully to U.S. GM crops as part of a planned EU-U.S... more

A French court upheld a 2012 ruling in which Monsanto was found guilty of the chemical poisoning of a French farmer, who says he suffered neurological problems after inhaling the U.S. company's Lasso weedkiller.The decision by an appeal court in Lyon, southeast France, confirmed the initial judgment, the first such case heard in court in France,... more